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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Misty01 on January 05, 2010, 03:55:44 PM

Title: caught in the act *** not for weak stomaches ***
Post by: Misty01 on January 05, 2010, 03:55:44 PM

Here's my backyard sharpie caught in the act of defeathering one of my feeder regulars. I think I'm down one dove, but didn't catch it till he'd picked it clean. Oh how I love my kitchen window in winter  :D


(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05544.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05548.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05552.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05555.jpg)

Title: Cool
Post by: Napper on January 05, 2010, 05:19:34 PM

Cool shots

I think it's  Evil twin visits my place.

Napper:))

No birds here..

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Post by: denis on January 05, 2010, 05:47:49 PM

great action shots!
after all,it,s what happens in nature on a daily basis
denis

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Post by: rc2009 on January 05, 2010, 07:37:44 PM

Nice feeding shots. Like Denis says it's part of nature. Poor dove  :(

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Post by: Misty01 on January 05, 2010, 08:40:10 PM

Thanks for the comments. I am not really sad over it as we have too many doves hanging about. If it was my cardinals...well then I'd be upset but tis life! Glad you enjoyed the photo's, it's hard to get a good shot through the window sometimes :D

Title: Cooper's or Sharpie
Post by: thouc on January 06, 2010, 09:41:42 AM

Nice pictures Misty.

I'm not completely sure, but this looks like a Cooper's Hawk to me. The head looks big and there's a contrast between the back and the darker crown in this bird, which according to my book are characters for Cooper's Hawk.

/Thomas

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Post by: Misty01 on January 06, 2010, 07:42:24 PM

thanks Thomas!
I always have a hard time with the id between the two.
Someone posted a good id indicator here somewhere; I'll look for it again to referance.
Usually I just go by size and if the tail is squared at the bottom or rounded  :oops:
Crystal

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Post by: MEGHAN on January 09, 2010, 10:42:41 PM

Hey Crystal,
Cool shots.
I like #1 the best.
As for what kind?
I can never tell.
They are just great to photograph whichever one they are.
I think these are the links you were looking for.
 
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutB ... Dtable.htm (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm)
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutB ... rphoto.htm (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterphoto.htm)

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Post by: Misty01 on January 10, 2010, 12:06:59 AM

thanks Meg those were the links I was looking for  :D